Absent voices
the story of writing systems in the West
- ISBN: 9781584561088
- Editorial: Oak Knoll Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2004
- Lugar de la edición: Delaware. Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 26 cm
- Nº Pág.: 364
- Idiomas: Inglés
Papel: Cartoné
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Absent Voicesis unique among books that explore one of mankind's greatest achievements: the art of writing. Writing enabled communication by the absent; yet, beneath any communication system, so conspicuous that it is concealed, lies a culture's writing system. If there be no writing system, there be no books, no libraries and no world wide web. Not just a history, Rochelle Altman's work examines the complex unity of writing systems. Absent Voicesis a "must read" for all biblical, classical, and medieval scholars as well as anyone interested in the fascinating history of the Western writing system, their origins, and their components that are the basis of the giant communication systems of today.
